Johan Harju assisted on Jorgen Sundqvist's opening goal 31 seconds into the First Period and took a minor for high-sticking in his debut for his new club, Brynas. But, it wasn't until Andreas Thuresson beat ex-Lightning draft pick Fredrik Norrena[10] in the penalty shootout session that Brynas claimed a 2-1 win over Vaxjo Lakers. Brynas faces HV 71 on Saturday.

Igor Radulov scored a power play goal off a feed from brother Alexander Radulov 4:40 into overtime to lift CSKA to a 2-1 win over Cherepovets. Lightning prospect Nikita Gusev did not play in the match. Cherepovets gets Praha on Saturday while CSKA gets Dynamo Minsk.

Ex-Devils draft pick Teemu Laine had 2 goals and 1 assist to lead Minsk to a 4-3 win over Slovan Bratislava. Lightning prospect Jaroslav Janus was handed his first regulation defeat of the season. Bratislava faces Chekhov on Saturday.